Suzanne Breen: Choccy ar la is no joke as Sinn Fein cashes in
I wonder what revolutionary socialist James Connolly would make of those who claim to follow in his footsteps commercialising the Easter Rising? Sinn Fein may be the richest party on the island of Ireland, but that hasn't stopped it flogging 1916 merchandise. For €9 you can buy an "Easter lily face mask" from the party's online shop. That seems a tad pricey to me, but the website says its soft-feel, three-layer fabric. It comes in green or black and has "bendable nose wire which prevents glasses from fogging". In light of the breach of public health rules at Bobby Storey's funeral, you'd th...
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk